UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VARSITY THEATRE The Brilliant Stage Star MABEL TALIAFERRO IN "HER GREAT PRICE"
A Great Novelty Romance.
Tomorrow—Norma Talmadge and Tully Marshall and Seena Owen in "Martha's Vindication." Also a Two-Reel Comedy.
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The Handy Place for the Women and Men of the University to buy their Magazines.
Varsity Magazine Shop In the Varsity Theatre Building.
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Hauls 5 cents from down town to points within the boundaries of Haskell Avenue, Thirteenth Street, Missouri Street and the Kansas River. Hauls beyond above boundaries 10 cents.
Calls to any point within the 5 cent limit, 10 cents. Calls within the 10 cent limit. 15 cents.
Night charges between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.,5 cents additional.
Answer calls for all day and night trains.
Joy Riding and Country Driving.
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For your parties and dances see Wiedemann's about your refreshments.—Adv.
"The Technique of Soul Expansion," Dr. S. Olinger, Presbyterian Church, Sunday night.-Adv.
An important change in Princeton's athletic constitution went into effect last week when the nominations for the position of candidates for the managers of the track and baseball teams were asked for. This is the case at Princeton where the University when the managers of the three biggest sports will have been chosen on a competitive rather than on an elective basis.
The May Convocation will be held Friday, May 19 at 10:30, and will be in charge of the Student Government associations.
"The Technique of Soul Expan-
sion" by Robert P. Probstherian
Church, Sunday night - A-
The "Ever Sharp" pencil in German silver and gold will make a beautiful and useful present. $1.00 to $3.50 each. 18 inches of lead in each pencil. See them. Wolf's Book Store... Adv.
MUST ELM TREES DIE?
Ravages of Canker Worms Greatly Threatens Lawrence Shade
Frank Strong.
Special— The cherry ice at Wiedemann's— Adv.
The May Convocation will be hold Friday, May 19 at 10:30, and will be in charge of the Student Government associations.
Frank Strong.
SEEK CURE FOR THE PEST
Fridays and Saturdays are fruit salad days at Wiedmann's.—Adv.
Entomologists Offer Remedies to Exterminate Worms
Has the banding of the elm trees so much heralded in the early spring done any good? This question has arisen in the minds of many people who banded seem to have shared equally badly in the distribution of the destructive and distasteful little canker or measuring worms. The men of the department of entomology say that the banding, if it was preformed of the female and the trees are comparatively free from bugs. Some of the pests have swung down from the upper branches of the infected trees to the lower branches of protected trees and are on them because that these bugs will do is necillible.
On the other hand many people maintain that their trees were protected by the bands which were put on and kept up according to instructions. They quote the motto of their quota of the pests. Thus the matter stands at the present time.
SOME DOUBT BANDING
There is no question but what spraying would be the proper and efficient method of freezing the trees from these hanging pests. However, the city has refused to buy a spraying machine during the present year and there is apparently no hope from that source. Some of the men about town who value their trees highly do small spraying on own and have the successfully on the trees that are not too large. The proper spray is made up of any poison, but the most efficient is probably that made up of lime, arsenate of lead and water. The department of entomology will give the proper proportions upon request. Acide from this and the burning of the nests of webs with torches of rags sucked in keratin there is no hope of freezing the trees this year. The bugs will be on the trees not more than three weeks longer and they may all be in the ground before that, according to the weather.
SPRAYING THE BEST
The trouble has all originated from the little gray moth that may be seen stuck on the bands of the banded trees, and a little dark grey wingless "bug" that is to be seen below the bands. These are the male and female of the species. They have spent winter in the ground under the trees in the poultry barns were off the ground they hatched out and crawled over the snow to the trees, and the females started their ascent. Many however did not hatch out until later, the periods varying with the vitality of the individual and the depth to which it had crawled the year before. Then, also, there seems to be an increase all of a long brood from hatching the same time, that a common accident may not destroy the whole brood at one stroke.
After the female had climbed into the smaller branches she began to deposit egs—by the thousands, as any one seeing the mass of webs in the tops of the tree she time can take. Then she and the time can dipped after a brief life of not more than four or five days at the most.
LOWER BRANCHES FIRST
The eggs, deposited on the small branches near the leaf buds, hatched with the swelling of the buds and the putting forth of the little leaves. At first the worms were small, slender, and black but they soon changed into big, soft, brownish measuring worms that spin a single thread and down into a pupal case to rest in until the coming of the next spring. This entailing period covers about a month, according to the season.
The pupal case is similar in shape to that of any moth—for the worms belong to the moth family—but is naturally smaller than those of the larger moths. It is of a coarse brown material on the outside and is lined with a silvery white soft silk that is spun by the worm before settling in the sleep that allows hemorrhagic physisis. This will be his residence until the next spring, unless he happens to have had a very early start in the spring and the fall is unusually late and then he may come out and there will be two broods in the year. Thus is the life circle complete.
of their worth. For the less patient, there are the small spraying machines and the oil torches. In either case you will have to get a whole area cleared—it will pay
As to the method to be followed in getting rid of insects in general, insects are divided into two classes—those with chewing mouths and those that simply pierce the skin of the plants and may cause an infection. The worm has chewing mouth parts, any poison that can be applied to the food that he eats will "gift" him. That is the reason that sprays are affective for his species of insects and cooking varieties are destroyed by an oil spray that closes up their breathing pores.
FETE PLAY POSTPONED
"Stuff of Laughter" Scheduled Now for May 13-15-16
For the philosophical man there are
bandes, and for the practical man there
spirits; and they really no question
HOW TO FIGHT THEM
13-15-16
"The Stuff of Laughter" which was to have been given tonight, tomorrow and Monday evening has been postponed until the evenings of the 13, 15 and 16 of May. The author of the play, said this morning that it would be impossible to delay its presentation, but the singers were from out of town and that the costumes from the east were rented for only a limited time.
Seats have been arranged on the links to accommodate from 800 to 1000 persons. A test mule during a rehearsal was used and the seat was in good hearing distance.
The many unusual features connected with the play and its prepara-
tions are as follows: the entire student body and many town-
people. No expense has been spared in its preparation and the grand
task is to be filled by each night it is shown.
"The Stuff of Laughter" is the first play ever given in which both the author of the play and the composer of its incidental music take important parts. The lighting effects are especially elaborate and are entirely new to this part of the country. The dances have been planned with great enthusiasm and a childlike discussion. The music composed by Prof. Arthur Nevin is said to be of the finest quality and serves as a setting for the action.
The cast of the play follows:
King of Iceland—Ralph Spotts, a lawyer, lawyer, and former cheerleader.
His daughter—Helen Clarke.
His daughter—Helen Clarke.
King of Denmark—Merle Smith.
A Court Fool—Percy Shostac, in instructor in English.
Spirit of the Stage—J. B. Mc Naught.
The North Gale—Earle Metcalf
The Goddess of Love—Mrs.
Herman O'Keeffe
Complete Corps de Ballet, retainers and warriors, servants, handmaidens,
Prof, Arthur Nevin—Conducting orchestra.
Remember the phone number—It's 182. Wiedemann's—Adv.
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A WEEKEND AT HOME
SCHOOL is about out and most of you will stay at home this weekend.
For that little dinner, Lee's is handy. We will reserve a table for you and make your meal distinctive for Saturday or Sunday.
All vegetables in season.
LEE'S COLLEGE INN
"Where Discriminating People Dine"
Have You Ever Considered the Educational side of a Big Store?
AMONG the leading exponents of system and efficiency today are the successful department stores. In fact such a wonderful system has been established that one is likely to take too many things for granted. You enter a big store—this store-you get what you want and then go out.Have you ever thought of the immense amount of labor,initive or of planning that has been necessary to bring that article to you?
Anything you might pick up contains a history of development from the raw material to the finished product, as you see it, that if unfolded to you would be as fascinating as most any story you might read.
Whenever you are in Kansas City make this store your downtown home.
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